Table 1 Classifications of DRPs and pharmacist interventions and potential impacts

DRP classification

 1. Non conformity to guidelines or contraindication

 2. Untreated indication

 3. Subtherapeutic dosage

 4. Supratherapeutic dosage

 5. Drug without indication

 6. Drug interaction

 7. Adverse drug reaction

 8. Improper administration

 9. Failure to receive drug

 10. Drug monitoring

Pharmacist intervention classification

 1. Addition of a new drug

 2. Drug discontinuation

 3. Drug switch

 4. Change of administration route

 5. Drug monitoring

 6. Administration mode optimization

 7. Dose adjustment

Potential impact classification

 1. Extremely significant-information qualified by life and death situation.

 2. Very significant-recommendation qualified by a potential or existing major organ dysfunction.

 3. Significant-recommendation would bring care to a more acceptable and appropriate level (i.e., standard of practice).

 4. Somewhat significant-benefit of the recommendation to the patient could be neutral depending on professional interpretation (to be differentiated from rank 3 where a standard of practice would support the recommendation).

 5. No significance-recommendation is informational (not specifically related or meaningful to the patient in question.)

 6. Adverse significance-recommendation supplied by the clinician may lead to adverse outcome.